Trump DOJ: Lawsuits, Raids, Arrests Before Midterms — SkimNews
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- Department of Justice is barreling into the midterms with lawsuits, raids and arrests, targeting two of its most sacred guardrails: independence from the White House and restraint before elections.
- Trump administration has shattered the traditional calm of the pre-election stretch, with just nine days remaining until the midterms.
Why it matters: With nine days until the midterms, the Justice Department's conduct is now judged against two concrete norms — independence from the White House and restraint before elections — rather than its usual prosecutorial discretion. The source says the pre-election calm is already broken, putting the department's own guardrails under scrutiny at the moment voters are focused on the campaign.
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